2024 Mercer Bears football team
The 2024 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were coached by first-year head coach Mike Jacobs and played at Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia.
Game summaries
vs. Presbyterian
| Statistics | PRES | MER |
| First downs | 8 | 25 |
| Total yards | 137 | 500 |
| Rushing yards | -7 | 139 |
| Passing yards | 144 | 361 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–23–2 | 25–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:47 | 32:13 |
at Bethune–Cookman
| Statistics | MER | BCU |
| First downs | 26 | 10 |
| Total yards | 483 | 166 |
| Rushing yards | 239 | 29 |
| Passing yards | 244 | 137 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–25–1 | 14–29–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:46 | 26:14 |
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vs. The Citadel
| Statistics | CIT | MER |
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at No. 23 Wofford
| Statistics | MER | WOF |
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Princeton
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at Samford
| Statistics | MER | SAM |
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| Statistics | WCU | MER |
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| Statistics | ETSU | MER |
| First downs | 19 | 15 |
| Total yards | 472 | 292 |
| Rushing yards | 13 | 130 |
| Passing yards | 459 | 162 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25-44-3 | 18-29-0 |
| Time of possession | 27:01 | 32:59 |
| Statistics | MER | VMI |
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at No. 10 (FBS) Alabama
| Statistics | MER | ALA |
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Furman
| Statistics | FUR | MER |
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| Statistics | URI | MER |
| First downs | 14 | 15 |
| Total yards | 315 | 242 |
| Rushing yards | 49 | 185 |
| Passing yards | 266 | 57 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22-33-1 | 10-20-0 |
| Time of possession | 26:22 | 33:38 |